Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

looked down. Yep

“Slap yourself.”

about what she had said wrong. Was it because she had apologized to

explain but just arched an eyebrow indifferently.

“smack,” Letitia bit her lip and slapped herself hard.

had to be loud and forceful, and her cheek needed to show a red mark to satisfy

would be a second slap, a third… until he was

of it, Elgin pointed to the thermos on the coffee table. “Go

as

out when she lifted the lid, tantalizing her

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

mother also made her soup, but

chances of waking from a vegetative state

12tiba wanted to cry but dared not, blinking rapidly to push back

lounging with legs crossed chin up “Letitia, eat the soup”

He wanted her to eat it?

Letitia said. Phedra brought this

Figuns tone grew impatient Trom now on you’ll eat all the soups she

some soup and brought it to her lips.

can do it myself

Open your mouth”

had no choice but to open her

unreadable flickered in Elgin’s

hard to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it. She was a woman and the

it did so what? He couldn’t care less

glad because she

Elgin tossed her an agreement while she

looked closely It was

but he already wanted a divorce What was

nothing. Elgin rested his forehead on his

he could find the woman he had slept with

would be meaningless, because he would

beauty had him unconsciously yearning

Letitia agreed. “But I have a condition”

“What makes you think you have the right to bargain with me?

“No”

spot and anyone

course, Letitia knew his temper, but she had no

began “Have you ever considered, maybe your father’s death wasn’t what it seemed?”

darkened quickly like storm

dare you bring this up To my face? Do you want

to die?